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Lower vitamin D levels in Saudi pregnant women are associated with higher risk of developing GDM

Abdulrahman Al-Ajlan, Sara Al-Musharaf, Mona A. Fouda, Soundararajan Krishnaswamy, Kaiser Wani, Naji J. Aljohani, Amal Al-Serehi, Eman Sheshah, Naemah M. Alshingetti, Iqbah Z. Turkistani,

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth · 2018 · 59 citations · 20 references

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Abstract

Results of our study reveal a significantly higher risk of development of GDM among pregnant women having deficient vitamin D status.

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